Alternative Fuels: Governor Bill Richardson Fuels Biodiesel Dragster
May 28, 2008 CCB, Press Releases .
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New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson fueled the Cummins-Blue Sun Biodiesel dragster this past Saturday, helping the Nambe Falls Travel Center mark a step toward clean energy. The event featured a range of biodiesel-powered and flex-fuel vehicles to help visitors become more familiar with these alternatives to traditionally-fueled vehicles.
GOLDEN, Colo., May 27 /PRNewswire/ — New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson fueled the Cummins-Blue Sun Biodiesel dragster this past Saturday, helping the Nambe Falls Travel Center mark a step toward clean energy. The event featured a range of biodiesel-powered and flex-fuel vehicles to help visitors become more familiar with these alternatives to traditionally-fueled vehicles.
The Nambe Falls Travel Center is representative of the future of
fueling stations, featuring major alternative fuels like biodiesel and
ethanol. The Travel Center is only the third store in New Mexico to offer
E10, E85, B5 and B20.
Filling up on biodiesel is no different than using traditional diesel
fuel. Any diesel engine can run blends of up to 20 percent biodiesel
without modification, and without voiding manufacturer warranties provided
the fuel meets industry specifications.
Nambe Falls selected premium Blue Sun Fusion(TM) B20 biodiesel because
Fusion delivers greatly improved engine performance over traditional diesel
fuel, has lower emissions and enjoys a strong brand franchise throughout
the Mountain States.
“We’re glad to have Nambe Pueblo Development Corporation as a partner
in New Mexico to bring customers the alternative fuels they demand and to
help New Mexico continue on the path to becoming a clean energy state,”
said Mike Miller, President and COO of Blue Sun Biodiesel.
Also in attendance were representatives from the Nambe Pueblo
Development Corporation who own the center, Blue Sun Biodiesel who supplies
the B100 used in the final Fusion B20 blend, and Alta Fuels who is the
authorized distributor of Blue Sun Biodiesel in the area.
The Nambe Falls Travel Center acts as a retailer and wholesaler in the
area with a total capacity of 128,000 gallons of fuel. The center is
located just 15 minutes north of Santa Fe, N.M., on US Highway 285/84 at
Exit 177.
“Whether you need 5 gallons or 5,000 gallons, the Nambe Falls Travel
Center can help,” says Herbert Yates, CEO, of the Nambe Pueblo Development
Corporation, owners of the Travel Center.
Alta Fuels, LLC of Alamosa, Colorado is Blue Sun’s exclusive
distributor in the market and supplier of the Nambe Falls Travel Center’s
Blue Sun Fusion B20 fuel.
Blue Sun’s biodiesel burns cleaner than traditional diesel. The use of
Blue Sun Fusion B20 fuel, compared to using regular petroleum diesel,
reduces carbon monoxide by 24%, hydrocarbons 29%, and nitrogen oxides 4%,
according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Hydrocarbons and
particulates have been shown to cause asthma, lung cancer and chronic
respiratory symptoms.
Blue Sun Biodiesel: http://www.gobluesun.com
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